Recent Plays from Real Life
In "The True," Edie Falco played Polly Noonan, grandmother to this current New York senator
Kristen Gillebrand
"The Orca" from this 1974 book may not have been a big enough boat
Jaws
After stopping the 1894 Pullman Strike the federal government created this holiday as a conciliatory gesture to workers
Labor Day
Despite a net worth of nearly $80 billion, this man still lives today in the house he bought for a mere $31,500 back in 1958
Warren Buffett
In "Pressure," a Scottish meteorologist makes the most important forecast of his life for this June 1944 event
D-Day
"The Hispaniola" is the boat from this adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that narrates a tale of buccaneers and buried gold
Treasure Island
A 1953 general strike in Ceylon, Sri Lanka was prompted by a huge increase in the price of this staple food
Rice
In 2011 85% of Las Vegas mortgage holders owed more than the house was worth--hold your breath because you're this
Underwater
Christine Lahti played this feminist icon in "Gloria: a Life"
Gloria Steinem
"The Revenge" captained by the Dread Pirate Roberts in this 1973 fantasy romance novel that was later adapted into a feature film in 1987
Princess Bride
This governor's stern response to a Boston police strike got him the 1920 Republican VP nod & he soon succeeded to the presidency
Calvin Coolidge
Also known as a handyman's special it's the hyphenated term for a rundown property bought at a bargain but needing work
Fixer-Upper
The Public Theater's "Mother of the Maid" is about Isabelle, the mom of this martyr
Joan of Arc
"The Astraea" is a Roman slave galley from this 1880 novel that features a battle at sea and a chariot race among its more memorable sequences
Ben-Hur
An 1892 strike at this man's Homestead Steel Mill outside Pittsburgh led to a deadly confrontation between workers & strikebreakers
Andrew Carnegie
Often physically attached to the home, they're items that were once personal property but are now part of the sale
Fixtures
A recent play about a young Vladimir Putin has this word for rule by thieves as its title
Kleptocracy
"The Nellie" is a ship on the Thames upon which Marlow tells a tale featuring another ship in this 1899 novella
The Heart of Darkness
The 1980 firing of labor activist Anna Walentynowicz from a Gdansk shipyard led to a big strike & this union's founding
Solidarity
A private home built in this country in 2010 is the largest in the world, coming in at 400,000 square feet and 27-stories
India